Comment by wmf

20 hours ago

Is Patreon not popular?

If their app didn’t exist on iOS,

would it be weird/embarrassing for Apple?

That’s what “popular” means, in this context.

That’s how they make their decisions.

  • I feel like it would definitely be weird.

    But Patreon does have a web version but I am not sure how many people prefer web sites in Apple ecosystem especially on Ios so I do find the whole thing to be a bit weird because this ~30% cut essentially seems to rip off of creators in some sense.

    • Patreon is a very niche app in the grand scheme of things. There's the saying that only 1% of web visitors ever stop by and actually contribute, and I'd expect that number to drop to 0.001% when it comes to contributing monetarily through a tool like Patreon. This is an absolutely tiny minority.

      Hell I'd argue more people are upset about the lack of an OnlyFans app than Patreon. OF has way more brand-recognition (outside of tech) than Patreon.

    • I follow a number of creators on Patreon and have never once thought I want/need a Patreon app.